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- -Z POLICYCOMMIITEES from page 1 ••• . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . The eight standing policy committees are: appointments and each Department has one � Administrative Services appointment. The League President may appoint � Community Services 16 members to each policy committee.) � Employee Retations �l Environmental Quality C�uestions? If you have questions or need �l Housing, Community and Economic assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Development League staff. Additional information about policy � Public Safety committees is available on the League's website � Revenue and Taxation at www.cacities.or�. �l Transportation, Communication and Public Works GRAI1�f frOm page 1 ............... What Is the Role of League Policy Commit- The pre-application process consists of a tees? Over 400 elected and appointed city short (up to 9 pages) summary due Jan 10, 2005. officials currently serve on policy committees, and Of those initial write-ups, several will be invited to thus participate directly in establishing League apply to grant funding. There are five awards policy. They add their collective expertise, wisdom avaitable na6onwide. and opinions to the policy debate that is the foundation of League policy. The recommenda- The purpose of this program is to support tions from the policy committee are forwarded to projects that increase public access to emer- the League's Board of Directors. gency medical devices and services. Applicants who propose to use a regional approach and How To Become A Policy Committee distance learning to address common needs of Member? It is easy to become a member of a the region will be given preference. policy committee. First, decide what policy areas interest you and thus on which policy committee Applications will be evaluated based on how you wish to serve. Second, ask your Division or well a project: Department President to appoint you to that policy committee. Third, if those slots are already filled, • Demonstrates the greatest community ask the League President to appoint you to a need for services and programs; committee. At this time, most of the Divisions and Department Presidents have already ap- • Uses innovative, comprehensive, commu- pointed their representatives to policy committees. n�ty_based public access to defibrillation; or Thus, if you are still interested, the best route is to request a Presidential appointment, since at this • Proposes an effective mechanism for the time, Presidential appointment opportunities are collection of data regarcling resuscitation, defibril- available for all policy committees. lation, and survival rates within the setting served by the project. If you wish to pursue a League Presidential appointment, please write or email the League For more information, please visit: www.hrsa.gov. President with your request. It is helpful if you include a brief background statement about yourself. And, be sure to indicate on which com- mittee you wish to serve. League Presidential appointment requests should be sent to the League's Sacramento office, attention Linda Hicks (Ihicks(a�cacities.or4). (Please note that the League bylaws provide that each Division has finro PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org �.